N. Korea's Kim takes armoured train to China for military parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang by train on Monday to attend a military parade in China, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said, the first time he will have taken part in a major multilateral diplomatic event.

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The reclusive leader, who rarely leaves North Korea, is expected to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, Yonhap said. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the North Korean leader is due to attend the military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to celebrate the formal surrender of Japan in World War Two, state media said. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has cultivated a close relationship with Kim, will also be at the parade.